History of Computers Quiz

What is the definition of a computer?

• A device for watering plants

• A machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions

• A device used for making phone calls

• A tool for cooking food

What is the characteristic of a computer that allows it to respond to a specific set of instructions in a well-defined manner?

• It can swim in the water

• It can quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data

• It can execute a pre-recorded list of instructions

• It can fly in the air

What was the earliest device used to record and document numbers, quantities, or messages?

• Slide Rule

• Tally Sticks

• Abacus

• Pascaline

Who invented the abacus?

• Romans

• Greeks

• Egyptians

• Babylonians

Which device was invented by John Napier and allowed the operator to perform mathematical calculations?

• Pascaline

• Napier’s Bones

• Slide Rule

• Abacus

Who invented the first reliable, useful, and commercially successful calculating machine?

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Blaise Pascal

• Thomas de Colmar

• Joseph-Marie Jacquard

Which computer was the first electronic general-purpose computer?

• Havard Mark 1

• EDVAC

• UNIVAC 1

• ENIAC

Which generation of computers saw the development of the microprocessor?

• Third generation

• Fourth generation

• Second generation

• First generation

Who is considered the father of modern computer science?

• Alan Turing

• Charles Babbage

• Herman Hollerith

• Ada Lovelace

What is the primary function of a CPU in a computer?

• Display graphics on the screen

• Perform arithmetic and logic operations

• Store and retrieve data

• Connect to the internet